> But then why partner with an investment bank? Financial security in exchange for points? Amazon already did the profitless thing for a decade+. It's betting

> But then why partner with an investment bank? Financial security in exchange for points? Amazon already did the profitless thing for a decade+. It's betting on its ability to do it again in a bigger market, but a market with a ton of unknowns. Having some financial backing by an investment bank might be something of a safety net. Maybe Amazon was never certain AWS would work out, but look where it is now. If you could get in as an investor on Amazon's next AWS, wouldn't you take the risk?